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Oval colour stipple print of a bearded astrologer in a blue coat gesturing to a woman in a feathered hat and cream fur-trimmed gown, with a standing figure behind her.

A man telling a lady's horoscope. Colour stipple engraving by J.P. Simon, 1786, after J.R. Smith.

An oval colour stipple print shows a bearded man in a blue coat seated at a table, gesturing upward while a fashionably dressed woman in a feathered hat and fur-trimmed cream gown leans toward him. A second figure stands behind her, and a window and a small instrument sit on the table. The gilt oval frame encloses the scene.

Artist
John Raphael Smith
Date
1786
Medium
Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3588 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1786.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Un hombre leyendo el horóscopo de una dama, grabado a color de 1786

Una estampa oval en color con punteado muestra a un hombre barbado con abrigo azul sentado a una mesa, señalando hacia arriba mientras una mujer elegantemente vestida, con sombrero de plumas y vestido crema con ribetes de piel, se inclina hacia él. Una segunda figura aparece de pie detrás de ella. El marco dorado de la oval enmarca la escena.

Português: Um homem lendo o horóscopo de uma dama, gravura colorida de 1786

Uma estampa oval colorida com pontilhado mostra um homem barbado de casaco azul sentado a uma mesa, apontando para cima enquanto uma mulher elegantemente vestida, com chapéu de plumas e vestido creme com acabamento de pele, se inclina na direção dele. Uma segunda figura está em pé atrás dela. A moldura dourada oval envolve a cena.

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